Today: Thursday, 16 January 2025 year

Biden has contracted the coronavirus.

Biden has contracted the coronavirus.

US President Joe Biden has contracted the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms of the disease, the White House said.

“Earlier today, following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19,” spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.

Biden intends to remain in self-isolation at his residence in Delaware and continue to carry out his duties.

Due to illness, the head of the White House had to cancel his speech at the UNIDOSUS conference in Las Vegas, dedicated to US cooperation with Latin American countries.


About two weeks ago, US Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Douglas Emhoff tested positive for COVID-19, two days after appearing in public next to Biden.


This is not the first time a US president has been diagnosed with coronavirus. He suffered the infection twice in July 2022.